Bogota vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bogota	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$868	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$387	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	59	39
🏙️ Population	7.74M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bogota is 42% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6226th and 7649th ($868 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5388th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Shaoyang

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	Bogota	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.44%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1631	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.32	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7593	$10066

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$748
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$641
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$681
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$475
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$483
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$501
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$526
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$562
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$523
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$851
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$541
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$641
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$687
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$619
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$520
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$871
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$477
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$873
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$789
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$652
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$733
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$661
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$718
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$462
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$398
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$598
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$552
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$590
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$617
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$595
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$667
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$634
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610